Chelsea suffered their eighth league defeat of the season against Wolves at the weekend and the mood around the club is unsurprisingly pretty low at the moment.

The fact that Christopher Nkunku scored on his Premier League debut lifted spirits somewhat but sitting 10th in the table as we near the midway point of the season is not what anyone was expecting when Mauricio Pochettino took over as manager in the summer.

Injuries and suspensions are certainly not helping matters but the Chelsea boss is already beginning to lose sections of the fanbase. He needs to turn things around over the coming weeks.

Press the next page as we predict the starting lineup for Chelsea’s game against Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night.